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Did The Release Of The iPhone Cause Millennials To Move Back In With Their Parents?
Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams recently posted an interesting question to Twitter. Adams shared a graph showing that the percentage of people between the age of 18 and 34 who live with their parents skyrocketed after 2008. Adams tweeted, “The iPhone was launched in 2007. Is it a coincidence?” The implication, of course, is that people…
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Bookstore Bans Tablets, Helps Demonstrate That ‘Information Overload’ Is All Relative
There’s a new bookstore in London that’s touting itself as a haven for those who want to get away from information overload. Libreria has no wi-fi, and all tablets and phones are banned. But, without realising it, this bookstore is demonstrating how the term “information overload” is all relative.